Challenges in Identifying Artificial Objects in the Near-Earth Object Population: Spectral Characterization of 2020 SO

Challenges in Identifying Artificial Objects in the Near-Earth Object Population: Spectral Characterization of 2020 SO

Since the dawn of the Space Age, hundreds of payloads have been launched into heliocentric space. As near-Earth object (NEO) surveys search deeper for small asteroids, more artificial objects in heliocentric orbits are being discovered. We now face a challenge to identify the true nature of these ob...

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Main Authors: Adam Battle, Vishnu Reddy, Juan A. Sanchez, Benjamin Sharkey, Tanner Campbell, Paul Chodas, Al Conrad, Daniel P. Engelhart, James Frith, Roberto Furfaro, Davide Farnocchia, Olga Kuhn, Neil Pearson, Barry Rothberg, Christian Veillet, Richard Wainscoat
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: IOP Publishing 2024-01-01
Series:The Planetary Science Journal
Subjects:
Artificial satellites
Near-Earth objects
Infrared spectroscopy
Asteroids
Online Access:https://doi.org/10.3847/PSJ/ad3078

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https://doi.org/10.3847/PSJ/ad3078

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